HEARING AID WIRELESS ANTENNA MOLDED INTO THE DEVICE SHELL

摘要

A hearing aid is described which incorporates an antenna integrated into the housing or shell. The hearing aid shell may constructed by forming an inner shell portion, disposing an antenna on an outer surface of the inner shell portion, and forming an outer shell portion around the inner shell portion. In various embodiments, the hearing aid shell may be constructed using an injection molding process or a 3D printing process.

主权项

1. A hearing aid, comprising:
a hearing aid shell, wherein the hearing aid shell contains components that include a microphone for converting an audio input into an input signal, a digital processing circuitry for processing the input signal, an output stage to produce an output signal in a manner that compensates for the patient's hearing deficit, and a wireless transceiver connected to the digital processing circuitry; an antenna having a feedpoint connected to the wireless transceiver, wherein the antenna is embedded in a wall of the hearing aid shell; and, wherein the hearing aid shell is constructed by molding an inner shell portion, disposing the antenna on the outside of the inner shell portion, and molding an outer shell portion around the inner shell portion leaving the antenna embedded within a wall of the completed hearing aid shell.